Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-22
THEY COULD Nor AGREE.
lhe jury in the Arenesdorf Trial After Il,
iuc3Out twenty Four UourS EsiI 4, Arr.s

| The Jury in the Arenesdorf Trial After Re
insout twenty Four Hours Fail 10 Agree.
SIOUX CITY, ls., April 17,-John Arens
| dorf has been granted new lease of life
Eseyen of the jurors declared him limo.
cent OF the murder of DR.. Hsddock ana
one juror held him guilty of murder in the
| second degree. The jury went out ahoat
P. NJ. Saturday and remained in seclus-
ION until noon to-day at which hour
Judge Lewis called them in to inquire as
to the chance of agreement. Foreman
+. +. webster said thss eleven otthe jurors
were agreed, but that one stood some
what stubbornly against the large ma
lority. Juror Dennis O'Connel, u farmer
living IN Liberty township, arose and re-
piled TO this remark with feeling. He
said he did not wish to be considsre stub
born man, but that he had taken an oath
before God and man to honestly determine
the case as far as he was concerned, and
tnat he had endesvored to regard that
ophgation. IL he we're to remsin in the
lury's room month he could not and
would not change his opinion. Mr.. O'Con.
neil's eyes filled with tears, and his voice
trsmbled from emotion. 1t was evident
that he would never change his vote.
Judge Lewis thereupon discharged the
jury from further consideration of the
case.
ONLY ONE FOR CONVICTION.
Rumors from the jury room revealed
that the fret ballot stood ten for acouit-
tai and two for conviction. The vote of
Z. &. Goss, of Correctionville, was cas-.
conviction on the charge of conspiracv.
The subsequent ballots stood as finally
shown. 1t is said that every possible
argument was exhausted upon Juror
o'Connell to induce him to change his
vote. After the discharge of the Jury
Foreman Webster went to Judge Lewis
and openly expressed the belief that
oConnell was bought up by the state.
Judge Lewis responded that he believed
tbs juror was honest in his conviction.
Juror 5. Dennis O'Connell was visited
by reporters to-day before his departure
for home. The following interview was
taken: Have you heard any unpleasant
comments on your action?" he has asked.
mo, have heard nothing of that sort.
If anything has been said it has not
reached my ears"
The friends of Arensdorf are censur-
ing Judge Lewis for diseharging the
jury so soon. Would it have made any
difference in the verdict if the court had
sent you back?"
mo, sir. My mind was not made up
in minute. If the court had kept us
there five months my vote would have
been the same"
"The story is circulated that the Jurors
were permitted to have whisky in the
jury room. Is that trues"
II didn't see any in the Jury room, but
those of them Who wanted whisky had it
with them in their pockets and drank il
during the progress of the trial"
Had you any idea of how the Jury
stood before the case was submittedY"
II was given to understand before the
case was closed that theadefense knew the
jury woald stand eleven to one for ac-
quittal and that held the KEY to the
situation. How did they know that?"
Mr.. O'Connell expressed my opinion one
way or the other. They must have got
their information from other sources.
Perhaps they polled the jury in advance"
"Mr. Webster told Judge Lewis that
you must have been bought by the prose
cution. What have you to say to that?"
Il have been very careful to avoid ever
speaking to the judge states at
tornsys during the progress of the pro
of the trial. l always passed them
without so much as saluting them"
CHARGES or BRIBERY.
Wouldn't there be more likelihood of
bribery on the other slider"
81 don't want to implicate anyone"
said Mr.. O'Connell significantly
"Were you offered bribe?"
Il was asked to name my price"
"Are you willing to say for publication
that you were asked to name your prices"
81 am"
''Was that offer made in behalf of the
prosecution or the defense?"